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At the ADFA/AOA/ESOT Pre-basic Orthopaedic Surgical Skills Workshop in Addis Ababa.

Dr Graham Forward and Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia Patron of Australian Doctors for Africa) exchange advice about Marathon Running and Orthopaedic Surgery.

The course was attended by 40 junior orthopaedic trainees from Ethiopia, Somaliland, Madagascar and Zimbabwe.

Australian Doctors for Africa acknowledges the generous support from Emirates Airline Foundation of a donated flight.

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